Review
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng.
World J Otorhinolaryngol. Feb 28, 2013; 3(1): 1-15
Published online Feb 28, 2013. doi: 10.5319/wjo.v3.i1.1
Figure 4
Figure 4 Blood supply to the cochlea. Blood supply to the cochlea via modiolar artery can be divided into three regions: the lateral, middle, and modiolar regions. Blood supply to the lateral region, consisting of the stria vascularis and spiral ligament, was the largest among the three regions, supplying more than 80% of total cochlear blood in the rabbit.